83: One of the Three Pure Ones, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun

Hearing this, Su Chen looked towards the portrait with great curiosity.

His eyes narrowed abruptly; although he could see the portrait, when he tried to probe it with his Divine Sense, he found he could not, as if it were intangible.

Yet, even without being able to see it, Su Chen felt an incredibly terrifying and special power emanating from the portrait's location, like a towering tidal wave, causing even him to feel a sense of trepidation.

The power of Karma!?

Su Chen was suddenly startled; he knew that the owner of this portrait was undoubtedly an extremely powerful individual, far exceeding his current understanding.

Because the Karma within this portrait was too terrifying; an ordinary Cultivator could naturally not possess such terrifying Karma.

However, as long as one did not rashly disturb this portrait, there would generally be no issues.

Su Chen's eyes were grave; it seemed that the Legacy of this Nine Clouds Temple was truly extraordinary.

With this thought, he slowly walked forward and examined the portrait in detail.

The portrait looked very archaic, depicting a young Daoist sitting cross-legged on a Dao lotus, his eyes slightly open, holding a precious sword in his hand.

Just by looking at it with the naked eye, the portrait appeared extremely ordinary; even Su Chen could not discern anything special about it.

Suddenly.

Su Chen noticed two small characters above the portrait.

"Hmm?"

Su Chen's pupils constricted violently, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Isn't this the script from Blue Star?"

The characters used in this Xuantian Realm were completely different from those on Blue Star; this was the first time he had seen Blue Star's script in the Xuantian Realm.

"This... is actually Small Seal Script!"

Su Chen was completely dumbfounded; could it be that there was someone else who had undergone Transmigration before him in this world?

Judging by this powerful force of Karma, the owner of this portrait was undoubtedly incomparably powerful.

After taking a deep breath, Su Chen calmed his inner emotions, focused his gaze on the two Small Seal Script characters, and muttered uncertainly.

"Shangqing?"

After all, he did not know much about Small Seal Script and could not be certain about these two characters for a moment.

Hearing Su Chen's words, Master Ziyang and Immortal Master Yuhua were immediately startled.

"Young Lord Su, how do you recognize these two characters?"

Nine Clouds Temple had its own Legacy, and they only possessed one Cultivation Technique, the characters of which were in Small Seal Script.

This script was completely different from the characters in the Xuantian Realm and had always been passed down orally within their Nine Clouds Temple, never revealed to outsiders.

Therefore, upon hearing Su Chen read out these two characters, the look of astonishment on Master Ziyang's face was incredibly intense.

But clearly, Su Chen was even more astonished than Master Ziyang.

On one hand, it was because he had seen Blue Star's script in the Xuantian Realm, and on the other hand, it was because these two characters meant so much.

"Shangqing!"

Su Chen thought of an incredibly terrifying figure from the myths and legends of Blue Star: one of the Three Pure Ones, the Upper Pure Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerate, also known as the Master of Heaven Tongtian.

Nine Clouds Temple was Daoist, and the Master of Heaven Tongtian was also Daoist.

"Could it be... that there was actually some connection between the two?"

Having come to the Xuantian Realm for so many years, Su Chen had no attachment to Blue Star and had never thought about returning.

But at this moment, his understanding of Blue Star had undergone an earth-shattering change.

"Could those myths and legends all be true?"

Of course, this was only a conjecture.

Su Chen turned his head and asked Master Ziyang, "Do you know the origin of this portrait?"

Upon Su Chen asking this, Master Ziyang felt a bit awkward.

To tell the truth, he knew absolutely nothing about the origin of this portrait.

Not only him, but even his Master did not know back then.

Nine Clouds Temple had experienced several raids, and those who held the Legacy had been killed several times; the records regarding the past were almost completely disconnected.

Master Ziyang shook his head: "I do not know. Although I am the Master of Nine Clouds Temple, I am not very clear about the origin of this portrait; I only know that the Legacy of our Nine Clouds Temple has existed for at least five hundred thousand years."

After speaking, he asked, "Does the Young Lord Su know?"

Su Chen did not answer; matters concerning Blue Star were his own secret, so naturally, he could not easily reveal them to others.

He shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Seeing this, a look of disappointment flashed in Master Ziyang's eyes; judging by Su Chen's appearance just now, he had thought the other party knew something.

"What a pity."

Master Ziyang no longer dwelled on it; he invited Su Chen to sit down and then asked with some curiosity, "Young Lord Su is usually elusive like a dragon, why do you have time to come to my dilapidated temple today?"

Su Chen was not in a hurry; he first took out a set of exquisite and translucent tea sets, then leisurely brewed and poured the tea.

At first, Master Ziyang did not pay much attention.

But as the rich aroma of the tea permeated the air, his entire being was shaken.

"This tea leaf is not simple!"

The tea aroma alone gave him a feeling of sudden enlightenment. One had to know he was in the Saint King Realm; for a cup of tea to give him this feeling, it was enough to show just how terrifying this cup of tea was.

Su Chen poured a cup for Master Ziyang, and then poured one for himself.

"Please."

Su Chen smiled.

This time, Master Ziyang had taken action for the Su Family; this counted as a small favor, and he could not but thank him.

Master Ziyang did not refuse; he was not the type of person who liked to be overly polite.

As the tea entered his stomach, Master Ziyang's pupils constricted violently.

"This... is the power of Dao enlightenment!"

"Could this tea leaf be from the legendary Dao Enlightenment Tree?"

Master Ziyang had also drunk tea brewed with Dao Enlightenment Tree leaves. Although the power contained within them was similar, it was many times more intense than this, and the difference in taste was also significant.

This Dao Enlightenment Tea tasted mellow and fragrant when drunk, making one's body and mind feel comfortable.

And because of this cup of tea, Master Ziyang's cultivation actually had a slight tremor once again.

"This is... the feeling of a Breakthrough to the Late Stage of the Saint King Realm."

Master Ziyang's eyes were filled with shock; he had actually found the Opportunity for a Breakthrough because of a cup of tea.

He even felt that if he drank a few more cups of this tea, combined with sufficient spiritual energy, he could directly achieve a Breakthrough to the Late Stage of the Saint King Realm.

Su Chen raised his hand and poured another cup for Immortal Master Yuhua.

Seeing this scene, Master Ziyang could not help but sigh in his heart; the power contained in this tea was extremely immense, better than many Saint-tier Heaven And Earth Treasures.

It even had a certain degree of help for a Saint King like him, not to mention for Yuhua who had just achieved a Breakthrough.

For Yuhua, this cup of tea was another Opportunity.

"This is... owing another favor?"

Master Ziyang suddenly felt that he might never be able to leave Mount Wangyun in his lifetime.

"The favors owed are becoming more and more; how can I repay them?"

For Daoists like them, it was very important to have a clear state of mind. If they were to leave directly without regarding Su Chen's favor, it might lead to Karma attaching itself to them, which would affect their cultivation, and in more serious cases, it might even lead to Qi Deviation.

Of course, this only applied to orthodox Daoists.

Nowadays, many Daoist Schools in the Xuantian Realm actually had problems with the Cultivation Techniques they practiced, having been modified many times; they only claimed to be Daoist, but in reality, they were no different from being non-Daoist.

For those people, their Nine Clouds Temple was the anomaly.